The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has today announced the speaker line-up for its high-level Waste Wood Market panel discussion, taking place at next week’s RWM Expo in Birmingham.
‘The Wood Waste Industry & The Future: An Expert Panel’ will address the big questions facing the waste wood industry today.
The session will take place in the Materials Village Theatre on the first day of RWM, Wednesday 13 September @ 12 noon.
Confirmed panellists include Linda Crichton MBE, Team Leader for Packaging Producer Responsibility at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Mark Sommerfeld, Deputy Director of Policy at the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
They will be joined by three experts from within the waste wood industry: Richard Jenkins, CEO of Esken Renewables; Mark Hayton, Director of EGGER Timberpak; and, Matt Howarth, Director at A&A Recycling.
The session will be chaired by WRA Chair, Richard Coulson.
“We are delighted to announce the brilliant speaker line up for our panel session at RWM next week”, commented Julia Turner, Executive Director of the WRA.
“The panel will explore how government policies could impact the future of the UK waste wood sector alongside the key opportunities and challenges facing markets including biomass, panel board and animal bedding.”
“This is not-to-be-missed for those who work in the waste wood industry as well as the wider resources and waste sector and will also provide an opportunity to network with others in the industry.”
“The session is free to attend and will take place conveniently next to our WRA stand, R-N211, where we will be on hand to answer any detailed questions you may have.”
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